When Brendan Shanahan retired last week, he did so having played 716 of his 1,524 NHL games and posting 633 of his 1,354 points during his nine seasons with the Detroit Red Wings.

Former Red Wings forward Darren McCarty made a one-front-toothed debut as a TV analyst for Versus this past Monday, and Kris Draper told the Detroit Free Press's Steve Schrader that he approved McCarty's decision...sort of... November 25, Detroit Free Press : Kris Draper, on Darren McCarty's new look as a Versus analyst: "I had to kind of double ...

Chris Osgood and the Detroit Red Wings gave up two power-play goals in a 3-1 loss to the Nashville Predators on Monday night.

Darren McCarty, below, cleaned up real good for his debut Monday night as a some-time studio analyst for Versus.

Red Wings forward Brad May has managed to combine the elements brought to Detroit by Aaron Downey and Darren McCarty , adding a speedy skating stride and occasional goal-scoring to the mix, all while fighting on a relatively regular basis.

From Sporting News archives: Brendan Shanahan's touching story of taking the Stanley Cup to his father's grave.

"Brendan became a big part of our team. We were always a skilled team and he was the big power forward that we needed.

Detroit Red Wings forward Kris Draper expects former linemate Darren McCarty to "call it as he sees it" as a guest analyst for Versus on Nov.

Defenseman Brad Stuart has never been concerned about a lack of power-play ice time since coming to the Red Wings in a 2008 trade with the L.A. Kings.

Darren McCarty is back behind a mic, but this one won't involve him singing. The former Detroit Red Wing and lead vocalist of rock band Grinder will hit the airwaves as colour analyst for Versus.

Former Detroit Red Wings forward Darren McCarty is embarking on a new career -- as a television analyst.

Steve Yzerman's career statistics with the Detroit Red Wings and the class he brought to the game made the Nepean-raised player a cinch for induction even though he admits it feels strange to be considered a hall of famer.

Yahoo Sports' Greg "Puck Daddy" Wyshynski made a substantial claim in suggesting that, of the 9 teams which won Stanley Cups in the first decade of the 21st century, the 2001-2002 Detroit Red Wings rank as the top team... November 3, Yahoo Sports : 1. 2001-02 Detroit Red Wings Unless you're one of those fans that blindly hates everything with a ...

The NHL has scheduled a slate of conference calls with this year's Hockey Hall of Fame induction class for this Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and Red Wings VP and legend Steve Yzerman took part in a conference call today.

Former Red Wings forward Darren McCarty attended a game featuring his junior team, the OHL's Belleville Bulls, recently, and he spoke to QuinteHockey.ca's Aaron Bell about his career plans, or the lack thereof.

Grand Rapids Griffins coach Curt Fraser chose one-time Calgary Flames prospect Jamie Tardif as his team's captain before the start of the AHL season, and Tardif spoke to the Welland Tribune's John Vessoyan about the fact that he embraces the challenge of wearing a letter on his sweater... November 3, Welland Tribune : "I have that trait in me, that ...

Detroit Red Wings forward Brad May, right, fights differently than many of the league's tough guys: He prefers to start blasting away rather than square up and wait for an opening.

Neatly trimmed and without the playoff beard that made him look as fierce as his Viking ancestors, Detroit Red Wings defenceman Niklas Kronwall is more jovial than jolting.

Red Wings forward Brad May got quite a bit of press for his grit, grind, and five-minute fighting major earned during the Red Wings' home opener, to the point that MLive.com's own Mike "Stoney" Stone both found the YouTube clip of May and Radek Smolenak going at 'er and suggested that May jerseys will sell pretty dang well in the land of the Bruise ...

No one was wringing their hands or gnashing their teeth yesterday afternoon at Joe Louis Arena.